Sponsors

Foundational

Orange County Asperger’s Support Group

The Orange County Asperger’s Support Group is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for autistic teens, adults, and families in the community. We achieve this through providing support, organizing social activities, and education. Our goal is to empower the autism community by creating a safe and welcoming environment where individuals and families can connect with others who share similar experiences and challenges. We believe that through support and education, individuals with autism can achieve their full potential and become valued members of the community.

Department of Developmental Services

Website: https://www.dds.ca.gov/

Under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, DDS is responsible for overseeing the coordination and delivery of services and supports to over 400,000 Californians with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities including cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy, and related conditions. The state’s developmental services are designed to meet the needs and choices of individuals at each stage of their lives, and, to the extent possible, support them in their home communities, providing choices that are reflective of lifestyle, cultural, and linguistic preferences.

Zavikon

Website: Disability Employment | Zavikon

Zavikon believes that there is a job for everyone to apply their talents and skills in a meaningful way. Our mission is to match qualified candidates with disabilities or those who are neurodivergent with employers who believe inclusion is the future. Zavikon is the bridge to inclusion.

We are working to change the unemployment and underemployment outcomes for individuals who are uniquely abled and underserved through placing them in career focused employment while providing support and education to the employer to ensure a successful and mutually beneficial relationship.

We provide recruitment, workplace readiness, and job accommodation identification and advocacy for individuals with disabilities or those who are neurodivergent. We provide education and guidance to employers to support a successful employment relationship.

Regional Centers

Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center

Website: https://lanterman.org/

Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center’s mission is to enable people with developmental disabilities to live purposeful lives as active members of their communities.

Regional Center of Orange County

Website: rcocdd.com

Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC) is a nonprofit organization contracted by the State of California through the Department of Developmental Services to coordinate life-long services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

North Los Angeles County Regioanl Center

Website: https://www.nlacrc.org/

North Los Angeles County Regional Center (NLACRC) is one of 21 private, non-profit organizations under contract with the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to coordinate and provide community-based services to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (consumers).

The unique regional center system was created by the landmark entitlement legislation called “The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act,” or Lanterman Act. Each regional center is governed by a Board of Trustees of community members that include consumers, their family members, and other interested individuals.

NLACRC currently serves more than 34,500 consumers as of July 2023, and has supported consumers and their families in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, and Antelope Valleys for more than 45 years.

Westside Regional Center

Website: Westside Regional Center – Culver City, CA (westsiderc.org)

Westside Regional Center staff is dedicated to providing support and assistance to all of the clients we serve and to developing a partnership with families.

Supporters

Corporate Supporters

Autism Care Today

Website: www.act-today.org

Autism Care Today is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to raise awareness and provide treatment services and support to families to help their children with autism achieve their full potential.

Autism Network

Website: www.autismnetwork.com

Autism Media Network is home to the popular podcasts Ask Dr. Doreen, Autism Live, Stories from the Spectrum, Today’s Hyperfixation, the Autismo y Comunidad. The mission of the Autism Media Network is to provide information and inspiration to the entire autism community, which begins with individuals on the spectrum but includes all those who love them. Podcasts are available as a free download wherever you get your podcasts.

CARD

Website: www.centerforautism.com

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) is one of the world’s largest and most experienced applied behavior analysis (ABA) treatment providers. Founded by renowned autism expert and clinical psychologist Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, Ph. D., BCBA-D, CARD has meaningfully impacted thousands of lives nationwide over the last three decades, CARD remains committed to helping individuals with autism gain independence, achieve their goals, and lead happy lives.

God’s Gang

Website: https://godsgang.com

God’s Gang is an interfaith children’s YouTube series, created by Nimrod-Avraham May. It focuses on a team of four theologically-themed superheroes, Chriss Cross, Ninjew, Sumuslim, and Taekwonhindu, putting their differences aside and using the harmonized powers of their respective religions to defend the world from evil.

Neko Productions

Website: linkedin.com/in/nekoproductions

Neko Productions is an animation production company of visionary artists, creative wizards, & mad scientists!

Payrunner Payroll

Website: http://www.payrunner.com/

With Payrunner Payroll, it’s “Your payroll, Your way”

We stand to provide the ethical and honest business that have kept our community alive with honest payroll services, and it’s our mission to server them as friends and fellow leaders. Payroll is our service, honesty is our business, ethics is our promise.

We believe that business owners have the right to choose their payroll provider, from non-penalizing service responsiveness, flexibility to run their payroll their way, and the benefit of an owner-to-owner relationship that protectively advises then in their local community, not a national company that only knows them as a number.

RED Company

Website: http://www.redcompany.com/

RED Company is a unique hybrid – a global corporate strategic meeting management and special event production company. From a 15 person BOD meeting to a company-wide festival for 10,000, we’ve got you coveRED!

RED specializes in programs such as incentives, sales training, national sales meetings, product launches, symposiums executive meetings, off-site events, galas, VIP sporting events, hospitality experiences and experiential marketing pop up events. Additional services include décor, rentals and entertainment.

RED Company is a certified Women and Disability-Owned Business Enterprise.

RED Swag

Website: www.redswag,com

RED Swag is a one-stop service-centric shop for promotional products, branded apparel, awards, premiums, corporate gifts, global gifting suites, online stores and swag!

We can produce small orders for smaller companies to large complex projects for Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between. Thinking outside the box and beyond expectations sets us apart. We work closely with our clients to ensure the project represents your vision, captures attention, increases brand recognition, reinforces messaging, unites people and makes a lasting impression. We want you to be remembeRED.

Our sweet spot is corporate gifting, with our in-house fulfillment center, we can personalize any box, item or packaging just the way you envision it. Whether you want to elevate and promote company pride, unite internal teams, or celebrate staff, we’ve got you.

RED Swag is a certified Women and Disability-Owned Business Enterprise.

Walt Disney Company

Website: http://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences.

Striker Entertainment

Website: https://www.strikerentertainment.com/

Striker Entertainment is a cutting edge entertainment, marketing agency specializing in the extension of pop culturally relevant brands into powerful and profitable consumer products programs.

Striker has represented, and grown impactful consumer products programs domestically and worldwide, for properties including: The Twilight Saga, The Hunger Games franchise, The Walking Dead, Preacher, Angry Birds, Pacific Rim, Ted, Terminator, and so many others. Striker has proven time and time again that we can work with brand new or seasoned right’s holders and build programs for them that fully maximize marketing and financial objectives.

Individual Supporters

Devon Atlee

Cory and Wayne Brown

Maureen and Scott Brown

Lisa Cappel Brown

Susan Capps

Neal Kanoff

Judith Uttal

Debra Uttal-Leifer

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